3 Big Things: Baltimore Ravens Transform Secondary
The Baltimore Ravens are transforming their secondary this offseason:
The Baltimore Ravens have a lot to be excited about right now. First they brought in Tony Jefferson to pair him with Eric Weddle. Now the Baltimore Ravens have added Brandon Carr at the cornerback position. In just a couple of weeks, Ozzie Newsome and Eric DeCosta have transformed the Ravens secondary.
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The Ravens secondary was probably the least popular group on the Ravens last season. Every time a receiver catches a pass against the Ravens, don’t look for the Twitter world to have nice things to say. Baltimore has been craving a good secondary for a while. It used to be a trademark of the team. In 2000 they had Chris McAlister and Duane Starks as the cornerbacks. They had Rod Woodson and Kim Herring as the safeties. In 2002 the Ravens drafted Ed Reed and he was without question the best ball hawk the NFL has ever seen. Now the Ravens may have a chance to get back to a difference making caliber secondary.
With all the complaining about the Ravens pass defense, they finished the 2016 season ninth in pass defense. With an incredibly athletic duo at safety and added help at the cornerback position, the secondary can finally be the strength of the team. If the 2016 Ravens defense can shine, despite the issues they had in the secondary just imagine what the 2017 Ravens can do.